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平方哩 (ping4 fong1 lei5/jing1lei5) — square mile | Abbreviation: mi²; sq. mi. | Also: 平方英里; 平方英哩 | Note: Some dictionaries deem '哩' as short for '英里' (English li) and will mark '哩' to be pronounced as /jing1 lei5/, making it a polysyllabic character | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 754 in Cantonese

pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei5/jing1lei5哩
Mandarin Pinyin: ping2 fang1 li3; ping2 fang1 ying1 li3

Meaning of 平方哩

nounsquare mile | Abbreviation: mi²; sq. mi. | Also: 平方英里; 平方英哩 | Note: Some dictionaries deem '哩' as short for '英里' (English li) and will mark '哩' to be pronounced as /jing1 lei5/, making it a polysyllabic character | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 754

Example Sentences with 平方哩

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度geiˊ²幾doˉ¹多pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei1?哩？
How many square miles is this place?
go˗₃個douˊ²島jauˏ₅有baak˗₃百pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei1.哩。
The island is a hundred square miles.
deiˍ₆地touˎ₄圖biuˉ¹標zoˊ²咗pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei1.哩。
The map is marked in square miles.
keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住haiˊ²喺fongˉ¹方jyunˎ₄圓sapˍ₆十pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei1.哩。
They live within a ten square mile radius.
go˗₃個gungˉ¹公jyunˊ²園geiˊ²幾baak˗₃百pingˎ₄平fongˉ¹方lei1.哩。
The park is several hundred square miles.
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Characters in 平方哩

平ping4
peaceful; amity
方fong1
square; rectangular
哩lei5
mile

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